Cost of Living Comparison Between Embu and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Embu and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Embu is 41.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 61% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Embu is 43.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.29 KES 684

$4.68 ฿151

13.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.57 KES 4,080

$46.4 ฿1,502

-31.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.56 KES 719

$8.65 ฿280

-35.72%

Cappuccino

$2.29 KES 295

$3.09 ฿100

-25.89%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 KES 47.48

$0.73 ฿23.53

-49.32%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.03

$0.37 ฿11.95

-35.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.36 KES 305

$2.39 ฿77.4

-1.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 KES 376

$3.62 ฿117

-19.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.53 KES 67.9

$2.24 ฿72.5

-76.34%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 KES 62.5

$1.8 ฿58.2

-73.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 KES 123

$2.24 ฿72.3

-57.59%

Eggs

$1.65 KES 213

$2.23 ฿72.1

-26.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.86 KES 499

$19.31 ฿625

-80.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.38 KES 437

$3.77 ฿122

-10.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.17 KES 538

$13.05 ฿422

-68.05%

Apples (1kg)

$3.03 KES 392

$3.28 ฿106

-7.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 135

$1.63 ฿52.6

-36.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.18 KES 282

$2.4 ฿77.7

-9.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.41 KES 52.8

$1.99 ฿64.3

-79.40%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 KES 89.5

$1.53 ฿49.62

-54.90%

Onion (1kg)

$0.89 KES 115

$1.49 ฿48.11

-40.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 KES 88.2

$1.02 ฿32.87

-33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 KES 68.5

$0.48 ฿15.61

10.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 KES 397

$4.32 ฿140

-28.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.51 KES 1,488

$21.68 ฿702

-46.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 KES 295

$1.77 ฿57.3

29.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 KES 347

$2.79 ฿90.4

-3.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.18 KES 152

$1.35 ฿43.74

-12.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.51 KES 195

$3.15 ฿102

-52.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.57 KES 202

$1 ฿32.3

57.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.95 KES 382

$13.64 ฿442

-78.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.47 KES 189

$1.3 ฿42.2

13.08%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.4K KES 2.8M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-21.94%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$12.4K KES 1.6M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-63.53%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$34.82 KES 4,500

$123 ฿3,970

-71.62%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$16.97 KES 2,193

$13.93 ฿451

21.82%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.44 KES 5,098

$18.24 ฿590

116.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.14 KES 2,215

$60.8 ฿1,966

-71.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$4.24 KES 548

$9.07 ฿294

-53.25%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$206 KES 26.6K

$694 ฿22.5K

-70.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,061 KES 1M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-49.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$9.2 KES 1,189

$57.5 ฿1,861

-84.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.89 KES 3,088

$34.51 ฿1,117

-30.77%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.1 KES 8,286

$115 ฿3,727

-44.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$15.69 KES 2,028

$84.8 ฿2,743

-81.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$77.3 KES 9,985

$611 ฿19.8K

-87.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$55 KES 7,103

$442 ฿14.3K

-87.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$91.7 KES 11.9K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-93.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$268 KES 34.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

-61.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

5.33

178.42%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Embu: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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